This report constitutes the third review of the implementation of the Beer Pledge and looks back over the whole 2012-2015 period of the Pledge. It represents a snapshot of initiatives carried out by brewers, through associations, companies and broad coalitions, in line with and contributing to, the implementation of the three pillars of the European Beer Pledge – (i) consumer information, (ii) responsible advertising, and (iii) programs to tackle alcohol misuse.

This document provides for an overview of the different terms and official definitions, when such official definition exists, that are used or should be applied with regards to white/wheat beer in the 28 European Union Countries as well as Turkey, Norway and Switzerland.

This document provides for an overview of the different terms and official definitions, when such official definition exists, that are used or should be applied with regards to Radler in the 28 European Union Countries as well as Turkey, Norway and Switzerland

This document provides for an overview of the different terms and official definitions, when such official definition exists, that are used or should be applied with regards to non- and low-alcohol beer in the 28 European Union Countries as well as Turkey, Norway and Switzerland.

This Guidance is designed to assist breweries in implementing the EU legislation with respect to the ‘gluten-free’ and ‘very low gluten’ labelling.

This Guidance is designed to assist breweries in implementing the mandatory allergen declaration as laid down in the Food Information to Consumers Regulation (Regulation (EU)1169/2011) that applies to beer throughout the European Union

This document provides for an overview of the alcohol sales regulation in petrol station in the 28 European Union Countries as well as Turkey, Norway and Switzerland.

This Factsheet provides for background elements, drawing from peer-reviewed articles and grey literature, on beer advertising self-regulation.

This document presents The Brewers of Europe’s position on “Regulating Price for Health Purpose”.

This Factsheet provides for background elements, drawing from peer-reviewed articles and grey literature, showing people do not misuse alcohol because of alcohol advertising.

This Factsheet provides for background elements with regards to ingredient and nutrition information on alcoholic beverages

This Factsheet provides for background elements with regards to the use of labels and online platform to convey food information to consumers, including ingredient and nutrition information

This document presents The Brewers of Europe’s position on “Carbon Footprint and Labelling”

This document presents the 2016 Beer Statistics edition of The Brewers of Europe. It contains data over beer production, beer consumption, the on-trade/off-trade repartition, import and export, number of breweries, direct employment and excise duty revenues.

Statistics from previous years are available for download

This Factsheet provides for background elements, drawing from peer-reviewed articles and grey literature, on the impact of parents and peers on children’s and adolescents’ drinking behaviour.

This follow-up study builds upon a previous consumer survey done in 2014 in 6 European countries and released in March 2015. It specifically examines consumers’ call for receiving the same ingredients and nutrition information for all alcoholic beverages as currently provided on all other food and drink products, the interest in the ingredients information, the calorie information and the full nutrition information on alcoholic beverages as well as the different information sources that consumers would like to use to access this information. GfK Belgium conducted the follow-up online survey in nine different European Union countries in April 2016. The nine countries were selected as representative of the European Union and its different regions, ensuring a balanced geographical spread. These nine EU countries were Germany, Poland, Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy, France and Romania. In total, they account for approximately 78% of the total European population2 and about a third of all EU Member States.

This Infographic sums up at a glance the most striking findings from the GfK report 2016.

This report aims at providing a better understanding of areas for which there appeared to be conflicting views or ambiguity in the scientific literature in 2006 (European Cultural Differences and Alcohol Consumption; Total Consumption of Alcohol and Drinking Patterns: Implications for Harm; Risks and Benefits of Alcohol Consumption: The Role of Moderate Drinking; Adverse Social Consequences of Alcohol Consumption; and Influences on Adolescence Drinking.)

This is the 2016 edition of The Brewers of Europe “The Contribution made by Beer to the European Economy” that shows the importance of beer to the European economy, elaborating on its importance for the agricultural and supply sector, for the hospitality sector and to government revenues. It provides data with regards to the direct and indirect employment generated by the brewing sector.

Other editions are available for download